The City of Corpus Christi, Texas was named one of the Best 25 Medium Sized Cities in America for Jobs and Business by a number of financial and employment magazines and analyists in the late 2000s. In addition, a survey in the late 2000s from the North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement revealed that Texas was the second-most-popular retirement city in America, just behind the State of Florida as a whole.

The county seat of Nueces County, Corpus Christi is the anchor of a metropolitan area af approxiately 300,000 residents on the southeast coast of the state, encompassing Neuces and San Patrico Counties. On the Gulf of Mexico, the city is just southeast of San Antonio.

Corpus Christi Bay was possibly discovered in the early 1500s by a Spanish explorer around the time of the Catholic Feast Day called Corpus Christi. However, histical records state that the city was named for the early settlers that migrated to the coast during the Civil War. A trading post was established previously, inthe 1830s, to that in order to sell supplies to the Mexicans in the area.

The port of Corpus Christi opened in the 1920s and the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station opened in 1941. The port is important not only for tranportation, but for its proximity to oil producers in the Bay and Gulf.

Downtown Corpus Christi has been revitalized in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, with a focus on renewable energy and sustainability that is bringing new jobs to the metro area. Corpus Christi has prodcued uincreasing port activity since 1970. The Energy Industry, along with military, and tourism sectors, diversify the economy for more growth. New jobs are being opened, because of the expansion of the Port of Corpus Christi and alternative energy sources, enlargement of the healthcare provider community, and Baby Boomer retirement in this region of the state.

1. Construction & Extraction Jobs
2. Combined Food Preparation & Serving Wrkrs - all levels.
3. Cashiers
4. Bldg/Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance
5. Business & Financial Operations
6. Architecture & Engineering - Includes Techs.
7. Bldg Cleaning & Pest Control
8. Business Operations Specialists
9. Child Care Positions
10. Computer & Mathematical Jobs & Computer Specialists

Many of the positions listed above are involved in the Tourism and Hospitality Indsutry, which is a large part of the local economy. DOwntown Corpus Christi offers much outdoor activity at the Bayfront and Seawall, incuding fishing, surfing, kayaking, windsurfing, swimming, kiteboarding, and an array of others. Sailing is a major sport in Corpus Christi Bay as well. Several minor league teams in various sports play at the arenas located in the Downtown area and golfing is offered nearby at a number of courses.

Interestingly, cross-border retailing with Mexico has contributed a large revenue share to San Antonio and may include Corpus Christi inthe future. San Antonio merchants put together travek packages for Mexican nationals for airfare, shopping, health care, and recreational activities, so this is part of the Medical/Healthcare Tourism Industry. Corpus Christi is a beach location closer to Mexico than San Aontonio and offers similar features.

Thid second list of jobs cotrains the same occuapotions as those offering the greatest number of opening in Corps Christi. However, they arragned in a different order, the fastest increase jobs (by percentage) nearer the top of this list. One field that does not appear on the first list is Community & Social Services and the category of Cashiers does not appear on this list.

1. Construction & Extraction Jobs 
2. Combined Food Preparation & Service
3. Bldg & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance
4. Business & Financial Operations
5. Computer & Mathematical jobs & Computer Specialists
6. Business Operations Specialists
7. Architecture & Engineering
8. Bldg Cleaning & Pest Control 
9. Child Care Positions
10. Community & Social Services  

The laregest employers in the Corpus Christi area work in the industries of Contruction, Offshore Energy Production, Healtcare, Education, and Government. Companies in bold print also are among those doing the most hiring.

• Bay Limited - Contruction and fabrication.
• Christus Spohn Health Systems
• City of Corpus Christi Govt.
• Corpus Christi Independant School District
• Corpus Christi State School
• Department of Defense (Navy & Army)
• Corpus Christi Medical Centers
• Del Mar College
• Driscoll Childrens Hospital - likely hiring through staffing agencies (below).
• Gulf Marine Fabricators
• Kiewit Offshore Services Ltd.
• Nueces County Govt.
• Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi

Companies Doing the Most Hiring

1. StaffPointe
2. Christus Health Systems
3. Voyage Healthcare
4. Pizza Hut and Blockbuster - Full-time and part-time.
5. Medical Connections
6. Deegan, Fernandez & Associates, Inc.
7. Maxim Staffing Solutions
8. Hospital Jobs OnLine
9. Coca-Cola Enterprises - Sales & Marketing
10. Corpus Christi Medical Center

This museum and education center offers exhibits and presentations about the Asian cultures of China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Hmong, Thailand, Philippines, Korea, Taiwan, Laos, and Myanmer. The museum keeps a collection of the largest nuber of items to leave Japn in the 1950s.

Corpus Christ is also home to a Museum of Science and History, The Naval Ship U,.S.S. Lexington Museum, the State Acquarium, and several art centers.

Corpus Christi Visitor's and Convention Bureau

Some cities have artistic renditions of ears of corn all over their sidewalks, come have cows and some have pigs. Corpus Christi has hosted "Dances with Dolphins" - a series of dolphin sculptures all through the town. 

• Corpus Christi Aviation
• Del Mar College
• Education Service Center- Region 2
• Glasson Flight Training
• Institute Of Cosmetic Arts And Science
• South Texas Barber College Inc
• Southern Careers Institute
• Texas A & M University @ Corpus Christi
• Vogue College Of Cosmetology

Nearby Schools in San Antonio, to the Northwest

• DeVry University
• Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University - San Antonio
• The Academy of Healthcare Professions
• University of Phoenix
• Hallmark Institutes of Aeronautics and Technology

Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association

Ingleside, a neighboring city of Corpus Christi, was named a wind research laboratory and only one of just two in the entire country. This will position the State of Texas as a leader in clean sustainable energy and new jobs..

Job Search Links for Corpus Christi

• Corpus Christi Jobs from Indeed.com
• Job links in the city at SimplyHired.com
• Corpus Christi Jobs on CareerBuilder.com